Re: Alternator?/the headaches continue (long)

[Dan Bubb <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>]

Yeah! What Ewan said.
Pull out the regulator/brushes and measure brush length first.
Dan

Ewan Hopkins wrote:
> 
> Have you checked that the alternator brushes are OK? Symptoms sound like
> that's a possibility - cheap & easy fix to do.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Ewan Hopkins...
> 
> '85 Storm 2.0
> '86 GT 1.8
> '87 GT 1.6
> 
> >From: Cathy Boyko <losinit@usa.net>
> >To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: Alternator?/the headaches continue (long)
> >Date: 7 Aug 2001 11:33:20 EDT
> >
> >Okay, just needing a quick confirmation that I need an alternator. Here's
> >what
> >happened.
> >Took the car for a drive, noticed the Volt meter was reading a bit low,
> >12ish
> >instead of 14. As I drove, it continued to drop, so I pulled over to check
> >the
> >belt, all seemed fine, tight, turning the alternator okay, no squealing,
> >etc.
> >So I drove on, the the meter dropped to 10, then 8 (lowest reading), gas
> >guage
> >went to low, and the MFA went out (I'm thinking find a nice shoulder by
> >this
> >point) and then it sputtered and died. So I checked the Bentley (sitting on
> >the passenger seat on top of the new clutch box,) and got hubby to bring me
> >another battery. Car fired up, ran fine and home I went, then did the test
> >in
> >the Bentley and it points to the alternator. Any other possibilities? It
> >was
> >repaired ( not rebuilt) to the tune of $196 in Sept by the PO, I phoned the
> >garage and they said it has a 90 day warrantee (long past) if it was
> >repaired,
> >not rebuilt. What the heck did they do for $196 that is only good for 90
> >days
> >I wonder (they sublet it), for that money I was sure it would be a year
> >warrantee. Sounds like an alternator, no?
> >The car is finally doing "air time" for its second clutch, it will be good
> >to
> >get that fixed, but will the bills ever stop? I have never had a car before
> >that needs everything done/ found/ ordered two or three times before it is
> >right. Very depressing, since I did not win the lottery or marry into the
> >Gates family.
> >On the plus side, the car got appraised and it was very favorable, actually
> >right on my "highest" estimate which is nice, so when I drive it off that
> >cliff I'll get some of the money back that has been put into it...
> >Cathy
> >4 well behaved cars and one 1987 16V 2.0L Scirocco
> >"The Silver Headache", fast approaching "Silver Nightmare" status
> >(all will be well when I take it for a spin with the new clutch, no
> >worries)
> >
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